Collecting History: 125 Years of the National Philatelic Collection


Curator of philately Daniel Piazza speaks about the National Postal Museum’s newest exhibit, Collecting History: 125 Years of the National Philatelic Collection. Though the National Philatelic Collection contains incredible objects and rare artifacts, there are a few famous examples of the philatelic material that got away. Piazza shares these “philatelic fish stories” as well as described some of the things you *will* find in the collection.

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